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  1. Joe Newton
    Fair enough. There's plenty to be said for experience. Do you climb trees? For the application originally mentioned as a base anchor there can be a lot of cyclic loading and unloading of the knot, with rubbing on the stem added into the mix. I'm never under the gun to the extent that a few extra seconds for added redundancy matters. Another consideration is the difference in climbing lines. With rock lines being dynamic it would aid the knot to grip, whereas arb climbing lines are more static and often tight braids to run through devices, they don't always have the same knot holding characteristics.
  2. Joe Newton
    I didn't know the flat eight was a thing, but the very idea of it seems wrong. Why was it ever a thing? Seems lazy. The doubled overhand (I knew it as a water knot) is evidently well used in rock climbing but I just couldn't feel safe with it as a base tie. Not sure why.
  3. Joe Newton
    You say of course, like you assume everyone comes from a rock climbing background. Are you a tree climber too?
  4. Joe Newton
    To me a doubled figure 8 is a flemish bend. Takes maybe 3 seconds more than a doubled overhand knot. Which is the one that kills people? If its worth the bother to explain?
  5. Joe Newton
    I just don't see the drawback to a double figure eight compared to a double overhand. It's definitely more secure.
  6. Joe Newton
    How would that argument go? "You felled a tree that we asked you not to." "Did it have a TPO?" "Well, no" "Goodbye"
  7. Joe Newton
    Crack on
  8. Joe Newton
    Ah fuck. He was one of the real ones for sure. Stark reminder, doesn't matter how good you are. Thoughts to his poor family.
  9. Joe Newton
    Wind it in lads, they're was a much more entertaining derail going on before yours.
  10. Joe Newton
    He's giving off stalker vibes really
  11. Joe Newton
    They say an empty vessel makes more noise.
  12. Joe Newton
    Why did you go for a straight bury over a locking brummel?
  13. Joe Newton
    Because the callous wood grows from the branch collar.
  14. Joe Newton
    Smaller diameter pruning wounds will callous over if done correctly, if you leave stubs they won't be able to.
  15. Joe Newton
    Silky Longboy 3600 pole pruning saw (3.6m) – F.R. Jones & Son WWW.FRJONESANDSON.CO.UK A mate has one of these which is pretty handy. You can get a hook attachment for it too. The head folds away so it's pretty compact.
  16. Joe Newton
    Like I said, arrogance. I've been climbing for over 12 years, and got most of the silly mistakes out of the way early on. I've had very competent friends have mistakes, but I obviously thought I was better than that. That'll learn me.
  17. Joe Newton
    It was, but it's also made by Stein. Not sure which would be worse tbh. Yeah man, anything like that that doesn't fuck you up has to be a lesson, right? Just being lazy/arrogant mate. Would've taken a few seconds to put a second attachment in. Was an easy job so probably wasn't concentrating much either. I usually just come clean through with the saw on timber, I hate step cutting bigger stuff. Sometimes I pop a mini wedge in the kerf to let me complete the cut. Maybe I should rethink that for ivy covered stuff where I might get the saw snagged on exit.
  18. Joe Newton
    I guess I was complacent, lazy or stupid. Possibly all three. Final chog on an ivy covered stem, didn't bother with putting my main line in as it was a pain to reach around the ivy. 500i got pulled by a bit of ivy coming out the cut and just cut clean through my lanyard. Was only about 4m from the deck so walked away with a stiff neck and bruised pride.
  19. Joe Newton
    This is the state of things in a nutshell. Unless you want to be fully compliant then why bother half arsing it? Said the bloke who cut himself out of a tree last week. I would call your loler guys bullshit on that one I'm afraid. You're confusing common sense with HSE and PUWER legislation. You should know better by now mate.
  20. Joe Newton
    I'm still using mine mate, we know full well the world is full of retards trying to break kit. Dmm haven't released any in depth info of the failure nor have they come forward with a timely recall procedure. Out of the ten of thousands of those swivels in production one alleged count of failure isn't enough to worry me.
  21. Joe Newton
    Cmon Mick, we've all been there.
  22. Joe Newton
    Karen
  23. Joe Newton
    It's always worked for me. No need for a 60m line this way. I use a 25m and 45m rope which covers most bases.
  24. Joe Newton
    Using a carabiner is fine. I prefer a quad lock for applications like that. Bowline to bowline connection sounds a bit dodgy, but I can't put my finger on why. If I was tying the ropes together I'd use a double fisherman's.
  25. Joe Newton
    The 572 is heavy and underpowered compared to the 500. Don't waste your money.

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